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Rosa DeLauro: “One of the lessons, for instance, we teach to high school children is how to disagree without being disagreeable, which…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2022
One of the lessons, for instance, we teach to high school children is how to disagree without being disagreeable, which is, in my understanding at least, an extraordinarily important skill in Congress, right?
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of teaching respectful disagreement skills relevant to Congress.

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